well, week one is in the bag, with wins across the board for the Big 12, with the lone exception of Kansas, who kicked off the Turner Gill era with a 6-3 loss to North Dakota State.
the Aggies started fast in front of a record opening day crowd of 81,287, driving methodically to the redzone, then stalled out and missed a FG on a botched snap. The slow start continued for 10 minutes, until a Christine Michael TD with 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Once A&M finally scored, they were off to the races, with a 48-7 win, including an interception return for a TD by Dustin Harris. A&M only punted once after the 1st quarter. JJ threw for 322 yards and 2 TD's, plus ran for another, and Christine Michael had over 150 yards, including over 100 on the ground. Depth at receiver looks great, as JJ was able to spread the ball around. Most impressive was the defense, who held SFA to 265 yards and 7 points. Weak opponent, but dominating win by A&M.
Tech had their hands full with SMU and June Jones, but again, the defense was impressive. They intercepted SMU three times, and held when it mattered, and closed out an 8 point win in Lubbock on Sunday. This game was never truly in question. The Tuberville era started where Leach left off, with Potts throwing for 359 yards and four TD's on 53 attempts, while racking up <100 yards on the ground. In a pirate hat tip to Leach, TT even mixed in an ill-advised attempt at converting a 4th and long. The Red Raiders were 0-3 on fourth down and missed two field goals.
Glad the season is underway, and both teams are 1-0.
5 comments:
The Tech game "was never truly in question"?
I guess that depends on your perspective. SMU had the ball at the end of the game with a chance to drive down and tie it. My guess is Tech fans were secretly frustrated that they didn't blow SMU off the map.
they were. I was in Lubbock today, and everyone in the OR was bitching about what a "terrible game" Tech played.
"A&M only punted once" - haven't heard that one in a while... 265 yards to a "weak" opponent? Wow... Same ol aggy defense against a Div II team.
Was happy overall with Tech's performance. Lots of jitters, but these guys are going to be pretty good. The kickers stunk it up pretty good though.
they were a cupcake, but also happened to be #1 in passing in FCS last year. I was happy holding them to 230 yards through the air, and happy the defense played 60 minutes.
FCS? Please. Just call it what it really is: Divison II. Or JV.
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